Keeping disability insurance companies honest & Helping claimants collect LTD or STD benefits
FAQ: Appeals & Lawsuits:
What Should I Expect When Suing Prudential for a Disability Insurance Benefit Denial?
Disability insurance lawyers Gregory Dell and Rachel Alters discuss their experience in handling ERISA lawsuits against Prudential.
Resolved Cases:
Cigna Overturns Denial Following Dell & Schaefer Appeal
Ms. D contacted our firm when she was denied long term…
In this video Attorneys Gregory Dell & Rachel Alters discuss the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that United of Omaha’s termination of LTD benefits of an unskilled and illiterate Plaintiff was unfair and arbitrary and capricious as the Plaintiff was unemployable in any other occupation.
If you have been denied by Cigna after you have exhausted your administrative remedies and filed an appeal the only option left is to file a lawsuit. In this video, Attorneys Gregory Dell & Cesar Gavidia discuss what to expect once you file a Federal lawsuit with Cigna.
Insurance companies are known for having delays. In this video Attorney Gregory Dell & Stephen Jessup discuss very specific facts surrounding the timeframe for which UNUMS’s extension was to begin and could be tolled in McFarland vs. First UNUM. Learn about the importance of providing all pertinent information during the ERISA administrative appeal process.
In this video, disability Insurance lawyers Cesar Gavidia and Gregory Dell discuss multiple issues dealing with treating doctors that do not properly document the actual complaints and objective findings of a patient.
Continue Reading How Does my Treating Doctors Lack of Documentation Result in A Denial of My LTD Benefits?
In this video Attorneys Gregory Dell and Cesar Gavidia discuss the importance of treating doctor’s to document every complaint and limitation of a disability insurance claimant. They also teach you how to keep your complaints and limitations journaled for your medical team.
Continue Reading Failure of Comprehensive Doctor Documentation Can Result in a Denial of a Disability Insurance Claim
Disability insurance policy holders that have been denied benefits have to act expeditiously to reverse their denial. There are two types of LTD policies – ERISA – purchased through your employer or an Individual disability insurance policy – purchased on your own. Each type of plan has their own set of guidelines to appeal a…
A delay in benefits is a very serious problem in the world of disability insurance benefits. Often the insurance companies delay payments, because they can. The disability insurance attorneys at Dell & Schaefer cut through the clutter and get to what the insurance companies are doing to delay your claim.
Continue Reading What Can You do If There is a Delay in Receiving Your Disability Payments?
Davis v. Aetna Life Insurance Company (Aetna) involves a case where a plaintiff filed an ERISA lawsuit against Aetna alleging that she should receive long-term disability benefits under her employee benefit plan. As it turns out, there was no evidence she had ever submitted a claim for benefits. When Aetna filed its Motion for Summary Judgment, plaintiff failed to file an opposition. The Court determined there was no material issue of triable fact and granted Aetna’s motion.
Continue Reading Louisiana Court Grants Aetna’s Unopposed Summary Judgment Motion
Insurance companies are notorious for relying on file reviews when reviewing disability claims and, unlike claims for social security disability benefits, insurance companies are often allowed to rely on file reviews even in spite of conflicting opinions by treating physicians who are arguably in a better position to assess the functional limitations of an individual. However, insurance companies cannot arbitrarily dismiss the opinions of credible treating physicians without providing an explanation and in certain circumstances courts have found that mere file reviews are insufficient to serve as a basis to deny a claim for benefits.
Continue Reading Liberty Life was wrong for relying on a mere psychiatric file review in reviewing mental health claim for disability benefits
